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Munich Startup Experts: How Startups Benefit from Million-Euro Funding
Our Munich Startup Expert Daniel Höpfner, founder of Zeitmaker, explains how tech-driven startups can leverage the research allowance for their development – even retroactively. Using LegalHero and Scaneca as examples, he shows how this can result in funding amounts of around 1.6 million and more than 300,000 euros respectively, and why taking a look at older development projects is particularly worthwhile in 2026.
KI, Drohnen, Cybersecurity: EU startet milliardenschwere Defence-Offensive für Startups
European defence and dual-use startups have five more days to apply for the Eudis Business Accelerator of the European Union. Selected companies will receive funding up to 120,000 euros as well as direct access to investors, industry partners, and military end-users.
LfA support performance nearly doubled in 2025
LfA Förderbank Bayern increased its total support performance in 2025 by 45 percent compared to the previous year to €2.67 billion. Drivers were primarily a significantly expanded credit and risk relief offering, strong growing demand for financing for founding, growth and transformation, and additional impulses in venture capital for Bavarian startups.